Bursa, Asian markets slide on weak US factory data

KUALA LUMPUR:Bursa Malaysia and Asian markets ended in the red on Wednesday, in line with global markets on fears of a global slowdown following weakenesses in US manufacturing output.

At 5pm, the FBM KLCI fell to a fresh four-year low of 1,574.90, down 14.54 points or 0.91%. of the 30 stocks in the KLCI, two counters ended unchanged while Genting was the only gainer with a mere one sen, refelcting the bearish market sentiment.